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Wallet theft one of many cases to be resolved recently in local court

A local woman who stole a wallet containing hundreds of dollars was among those sentenced recently in Cheshire County Superior Court in Keene.

Paightlin S. Bergeron, 26, of Keene pleaded guilty to committing felony theft by unauthorized taking in Keene in November. According to sentencing documents, she stole Thomas Parker’s wallet. She was sentenced to two to four years in N.H. State Prison, all suspended for five years, and credited for 11 days of time served. She was ordered to pay $535 in restitution to Parker.

Prosecutors dismissed two additional charges of theft by unauthorized taking, one felony and one misdemeanor.

Others recently sentenced include:

Elijah J. Bartlett, 18, of Jaffrey pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana with intent to sell, a felony, in Jaffrey in February. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, all suspended for three years, and placed on probation for two years. He was ordered to pay $434 in fines and penalties, all suspended for three years.

Michael A. Duval Jr., 19, of Keene pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for possessing an illegal drug in Keene in January. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, all suspended for three years, and placed on probation for two years. He was levied $620 in fines and penalties, all suspended for three years. Sentencing documents do not indicate which drug he was convicted of possessing.

Prosecutors dismissed felony charges of possession of heroin and fentanyl.

Matthew J. Faulkner, 40, of Fitzwilliam pleaded guilty to committing misdemeanor insurance fraud in Fitzwilliam in March. According to sentencing documents, he lied about the date of a fire that damaged his ATV in his insurance claim to Progressive Insurance Co. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, all suspended for five years, and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.

Christopher G. Bluhm, 28, whose address is listed in sentencing documents as the county jail, pleaded guilty to violating his probation in March on a 2017 felony conviction for committing second-degree assault-domestic violence in Keene in October 2016. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail and credited for 44 days of time served. Sentencing documents do not indicate how he violated his probation.

Scott H. Ibelle, 35, whose address is listed in sentencing documents as the county jail, pleaded guilty to violating his probation in April on a 2018 felony conviction for committing forgery in Keene that April. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail and credited for six days of time served. Sentencing documents do not indicate how he violated his probation.